Marine Cpl. Ryan T. McSweeney (left), a Middletown, Ohio, native and recovery vehicle operator with Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), shakes hands with Col. Dwayne A. Whiteside, the commanding officer of CLR-2, after receiving the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device during an award ceremony at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, July 23, 2013. McSweeney earned the award for his courage and initiative during an insurgent assault on Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazi in Helmand province. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul Peterson)